About Our Community

Arbor Terrace Teaneck provides seniors the best option for independent living in New Jersey's beautiful Teaneck township.

Formerly Heritage Pointe of Teaneck, at Arbor Terrace, we extend a wholehearted welcome to seniors who expect more from their next living experience. We invite you to explore your wish list and join the adventure that each day holds. Or maybe just relax and enjoy the great company and outstanding amenities. Arbor Terrace offers a truly unique lifestyle full of memorable new experiences and a refreshing sense of freedom. Where will your wish list begin?

A Lifestyle That Meets You Where You Are

Independent Living

All the comfort of home with the relaxation and amenities of a retirement community: at Arbor Terrace, you can leave behind the worries of home ownership and enjoy your retirement in style. With fine dining, daily activities, and a vibrant community of peers and friends, independent living lets you enjoy life to the fullest.

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Say goodbye to boredom with The Engaged Lifestyle

We’re doing away with the stereotypical notions of retirement living. At Arbor Terrace, we strive for more than just bingo and a bouncing ball. We go above and beyond to offer the best quality of life for each resident.

Our Engaged Lifestyle calendars give you the opportunity to be exactly as busy as you want to be with activities and events in these areas:

Art and EducationActivities that stimulate the mind and encourage learning and exploration.

Deep ConnectionsOpportunities that connect to who you are as a person and your individual interests.

Health and WellnessRobust exercise programs and activities that challenge the brain.

Purposeful LivingActivities that help us give back to others and remain an active part of society.

Recreation and LeisureActivities that are fun and enjoyable and encourage us to spend time with friends and family.

Returning the joy to food

Perhaps our favorite way of enriching your daily experience is through delicious cuisine. With restaurant-style service, our classically-trained chefs create menus that delight even the most discerning eaters. Best of all, our mouth-watering meals are carefully designed to promote wellness, not just fullness.

Although your apartment includes a fully-equipped kitchen, the excellent dining at Arbor Terrace just may convince you to leave the cooking to us.

Award-winning care at Arbor Terrace

Life at Arbor Terrace is all about the joys of living free from tedious chores alongside the fun of a robust and active social calendar. Think of it as simply more time to enjoy life. Here, each new day is met with the thrill of endless possibilities.

For more than 30 years, we've specialized in developing state-of-the-art programs to meet the unique needs of every resident through providing options to experience your day on your terms - not ours. We offer a schedule based on your preferences, with exciting and engaging activities planned around making meaningful moments. Be inspired by our beautifully landscaped grounds or catch up with friends and family in our comfortable resort-style lobbies. Mingle and get involved in regular social engagements and outings.

Look forward to in-house dining that's nothing short of amazing. Or just relax, knowing that our expert staff is at your service. Living at Arbor Terrace allows you to spend your time your way. You deserve it; this is the time of your life to do exactly what you like.

Experience Matters

Arbor Terrace is managed by The Arbor Company, an experienced operator of senior living communities for more than 30 years. In that time, we've learned how to provide the just-right balance of service and activity in excellently-maintained environments. And with a portfolio of about 30 senior living communities, we're large enough to bring a higher level of service and support to our communities while not being so large that we lose sight of meeting the needs of those we serve. All of this is wrapped up in what we call The Arbor Service Way - our commitment to providing the best service possible.

Making Deep Connections Everyday

We're here to make deep connections with you - to earn the right to be part of the next chapter in your life. Through these connections, we fulfill our promise to find and provide the perfect experience. We start by asking the right questions and taking the time to listen. It's all because we believe your next chapter deserves a story worth telling.

What's our story? We're a dedicated group of people passionate about setting the absolute highest standard for senior living. The Arbor Terrace family is different because we're deeply connected to every resident's story. Let us show you why we deserve the privilege of being part of yours.

Placed in a Great Location

The City

One of New Jersey’s most culturally diverse communities, Teaneck is a fantastic home place that’s close enough to the excitement of Manhattan yet still removed enough to feel like a vibrant suburb. Within the town’s borders, you’ll find thriving business and cultural environments as well as unsurpassed parks and natural areas.

The Neighborhood

Arbor Terrace Teaneck is situated among a beautiful wooded setting that’s the perfect place to relax. Set back from Frank W. Burr Boulevard, the community is centrally located for convenient shopping and dining. Whether you’re running an errand, popping out for a quick bite or even headed downtown for a show, Arbor Terrace is the perfect spot for you.

Experience Counts: Get to Know Our Team

Executive Director: Elizabeth Andropoli

“Liz” has been a senior-living professional for more than fifteen years, she entered the industry following a six year background of experience in health care. She has been Executive Director at Arbor Terrace for the past four years. Liz lives in Brooklyn with her three children who have obviously inherited her passion for servicing those advanced in age as her two eldest are also employed in the senior-living industry – her youngest, still in school, is interested in computers and finance. Liz has eclectic tastes in leisure activities: while she enjoys parasailing, zip lining and riding motorcycles, her favorite vacation is her annual summertime stay, with her family, at an Amish farm in Pennsylvania.

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Director of Life Enrichment: Lorraine Amendola

Lorraine has been a life-long resident of Closter, NJ. She earned a B.S. Degree in Therapeutic Recreation from St. Thomas Aquinas College and has put it to good use in the Senior Living Industry for the past twenty-four years, the last six years at Arbor Terrace. In her spare time she is a shopaholic and dotes on her Gordon setter, “Dakota.” She is our resident expert on all board games. So long as there's a beach and sunshine, Lorraine will vacation there. She even married her husband, in the Virgin Islands. The favorite part of her duties is sitting one-on-one with residents to learn about their families and life experiences.

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Maintenance Director: Chris Blair

Chris was born in Jamaica. He currently lives in Lodi with his long-time companion, Michelle, who is a marketing consultant. He enjoys attending sporting events, particularly baseball and football, and plays basketball weekly at the YMCA. Chris’ cheery disposition makes him a favorite amongst our residents. Fortunately, his background as a residential and commercial subcontractor served to prepare him well for his work at Arbor Terrace the last 9 years.

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Move In Coordinator: Jose Molina

Jose started working at Arbor Terrace in 2009. He’s worn many hats over the years as a Concierge, Activities Assistant, Move-In Coordinator and most recently as a Marketing and Sales Assistant. He is married and lives in Teaneck with his wife Johanna and their son Alexander. Jose enjoys attending classic auto shows and has owned a succession of American Muscle cars. First a series of Chevy Camaros, and most recently several Dodge Challengers. He enjoys watching America’s past time- Baseball and vacationing in Florida.

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Business Office Director: Katie Pastor

Katie has been in the service industry for the past sixteen years, five years with Restaurant Associates as Conference Services Director, and the past eleven years at Arbor Terrace. When she began her duties at the business office there were only nine residents – there are now more than one hundred and fifty. Katie was born in Cuba, lived in Spain, and migrated to the US with her parents in 1977. She is married and lives in Ridgefield with her three children. Katie has inherited her passion for working with seniors from her mother who recently retired after thirty years of social work with the aged population. Katie now considers the residents of Arbor Terrace an extension of her family.

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Dining Director: Donald Whiddon

Don has more than twenty years of experience as a chef, and during the past eleven years he has specialized in cooking for seniors. He lives in Dumont with his wife Laurel, a senior-care nurse. They have two grown children and one grandson, and Don can't wait until the boy is old enough to go fishing with him. Don likes playing Fantasy Baseball and enjoys watching college football. He lived in the south as a youngster, which probably accounts for him being a rabid Alabama Crimson Tide fan. Don is quite aware that he is cooking for a group made up, primarily, of former cooks! That's right, almost every woman he cooks for has been a cook for most of her life – and that's quite a challenge.

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Dining Room Manager: Michelle Cory Jacob

Michelle has been involved in the catering business for many years. Catering hundreds of events over the years expanded her knowledge of different cultures and cuisines. Nothing gives her more pleasure than making her catering events successful! Michelle considers Arbor Terrace her second home, and takes pride in making sure that residents enjoy their dining experience at every meal. Michelle is married, a mother of two and a grandmother.

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Senior Care Counselor: Saundra Pomerantz

Starting her professional career working with seniors, Saundra has worked for more than 20 years in sales, marketing and operations in the senior living industry. When not at work, she enjoys cooking, sewing and dabbling in the creative arts. Saundra is married and blessed to have a family of four kids, two grandchildren and four pets, all of whom make her very happy!

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Amenities

Dine in Style

With several comfortable settings for dining, residents can enjoy restaurant-style favorites that appeal to the most particular tastes.

Rest and Relaxation

Enjoy a book or magazine in our quiet library, surf the Internet in our computer lounge, or get pampered in our on-site hair and nail salon.

Comfort

Residents enjoy a large open-concept one or 2 bedroom floorplans designed to maximize independence and freedom for the perfect mix of safety and comfort.

Activities and Programs

Carefully putting together programs for our residents, ranging from exciting clubs and social engagements with fun activities. You can even use our community gathering spaces for your own fun with friends and family! All of this with our around-the-clock concierge services, ready to help in anyway possible.

Exercise

Stay fit and healthy in our well-equipped exercise room or take a walk along one of our professionally landscaped gardens and walking paths.

Beautiful Environment

Enjoy the sunny courtyards and shady porches with plenty of beautiful foliage and comfy rocking chairs.

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Life at Arbor Terrace

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"Arbor Terrace staff are always approachable and friendly. They always take the time to help out in whatever way they can. Each time I enter the community I am so grateful to have such a caring place for mom to live."

- Family Member

My mother has been a resident for over three years, but it wasn't until your arrival that she truly began enjoying her experiences and felt that there was someone in management who took the time to REALLY listen and care for her wants and needs.

- Larry (Family Member)

Thank you again for your support and assistance with both parents. We have a huge burden off our shoulders and cannot thank you enough.

- Family Member

"During [Liz's] four year tenure you have been and continue to be warm, caring, congenial and always available. Overall the staff under your personal direction has made our life comfortable, homey, secure and pleasurable."

- Herb (Resident)

Resident Feedback

Dear Liz,

I want you to know that in my opinion you are the best executive director we have had since [I moved in].

The changes you have made here are all positive and in my opinionhave enhanced our home. I've actually seen you painting, hanging curtains and doing many other chores that many others who are in your position would consider beneath their position.

Besides always being pleasant with a smile on your face, you arealways available to the residents and ready to help them with any problems they may have. You are our director, but also a friend to many of us.

Most of us have great hopes for the new management. We are very pleased that they are not planning to change the staff, all of whom I find pleasant and hard working. I am especially happy that you will continue tobe our executive director.

- Sylvia

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